Colorado Structures, Inc. v. Blue Mountain Plaza, LLC

Korsmo, A.C.J.

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— Colorado Structures Inc. (CSI) appeals the dismissal on summary judgment of its contractor’s lien. We agree with the trial court that the core samples CSI had drilled on the property to check soil conditions before bidding on the project did not constitute an improvement under our lien statutes. The judgment is affirmed.

FACTS

¶2 CSI is a major contractor on projects throughout the western United States. It was approached in the spring of 2007 by Western Development Partners LLC (WDP) about expanding a mall in Walla Walla. WDP had the right to purchase the mall from the owner,…